Teenager detained at Florida airport and accused of ‘skiplagging’ travel hack
Teenager detained at Florida airport and accused of ‘skiplagging’ travel hack
Skiplagging isn’t illegal, but that doesn’t mean it’s without risks
"It's not illegal, but we're gonna detain a teenager and treat him like a security threat, anyway."
- AA (probably)
So it's not illegal but they were still able to force his parents to buy him another ticket? To my untrained eye that feels like an easy lawsuit?
3They didn't force them to technically. They voided the original and left them with a choice of finding alternative means of transportation or buying an inflated ticket. If you violate the TOS of your transit ticket they can terminate the ticket agreement. It's totally a scumbag move, but probably not a slam dunk lawsuit.
It would be like if you used a hack to get a cheaper uber and they refused to take you the rest of your ride until you paid without the hack. The hack may be totally legal, but within a private contract it constitutes a violation of your user agreement. Now you can walk, take the bus, hitchhike, rent a U-Haul, or whatever you want to continue the trip. But uber can say you aren't going anywhere in an uber until you comply with their TOS. Again, scumbag Mr. Burns capitalism, but legal and unlikely to be worth civil litigation.
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Like most of these news stories, I've just learned about skiplagged.
2What in the corporate penny pinching fuck.
2He was detained for that? That’s fucked. But what else is new.
1Did the airline detain him or did the security of the airport detain him. Two different companies in my mind. Does the airline have security and a security room in every airport? Opens up a shift load of extra liability.
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Idk if there’s a better website to find these deals but I just googled around and found this one: https://skiplagged.com/
I’ve never thought about doing this before but will now keep it in mind the next time I travel.
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